Egg-case.



No. 698,48l. Patented Apr. 29, I902.

H. ERICKSUN,

EGG CASE.

(Application filed Sept. 12, 1900.)

(No Mgdel.)

2 is a plan view of same.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IIARTVIG ERICKSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EGG-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,481, dated April29, 1902.

Application filed September 12,1909. Serial No. 29,741. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARTVIG ERIoKsoN, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Egg-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a case or box of the class described,the purpose being to provide a case which is com paratively light, verydurable, the sides of which will not split, and which may bemanufactured at a very low cost. In accomplishing these ends I provide acase of very simple construction having features which are illustratedin the accompanying drawings and will hereinafter be fully described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a case or boxembodying features of my invention, the cover being removed. Fig. Fig. 3is a vertical cross-section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4is an edge view of the strip or blank which forms two of .the sides andbottom of.

case.

In the present invention it is my intention to provide a case or boxrectangular in form when viewed from above, the said case having acentral division or partition. Hereto fore such cases have been madewholly of wood, a defect being that the sides are apt to split andsplinter, especially when the cases are returned as empties, as no careis observed then in handling them. To overcome this and other defects, Iconstruct my case in the following manner and which also provides a casehaving several advantages over the cases as heretofore commonlyconstructed.

A refers as a whole to an egg case or box which is preferablyrectangular in form when viewed on top, the cover not being shown. Thecase has'two longitudinal vertical sides I) b and a bottom 0, all madeout of a single continuousU-shaped strip. This strip (indicated by X) isscored transversely at x, so as to more readily admit of the sides beingbent up and perfect corners formed. The strip X is of wood-pulp board,it having the advantage of being more homogeneous, tenaeious, andcoherent in fiber and not so liable absorbing moisture or water.

to split as wood. A very thin strip of woodpulp board, comparativelyspeaking, is employed, about one-eighth or three-sixteenths of an inchin thickness, whereas one-half to three-quarters of an inch inthickness-is employed when wood is used. (1 d are the ends of the case,and e is a middle partition arranged so as to form compartments A A".These parts d and e consist of transverse pieces of wood about one-halfinch thick inserted between the sides I) b of case and to which thesides I] b are attached. Thicker material than the sides I) b of case isemployed, so that the said sides may be readily attached by nails orother similar means passing through the strip into same.

In making the wood-pulp board it is thoroughly pressed during theoperation of forming the pulp mixture into a board, or it can be pressedafter being made into a board. As this material is liable to absorbmoisture to some extent should the box be exposed to rain or dampness, Ipreferably apply and coat the strip with a moisture-proof compound ormaterial f, such as shellac varnish or any suitable resinous material orpaintlike mixture adapted to prevent the strip from This is not absolutely essential, especially when the cases are to be left incold-storage.

To protect the tops of the sides I) of case, I preferably make scores 0;in strip X and turn or lap the edges of same, so as to make welts orwales g. I place several perforations it along the sides of case to aidin ventilating same when placed in cold-storage or otherwise. The coverof case maybe constructed in any well-known manner of wood or ofwood-pulpboard and wood combined.

The case or box constructed as described is comparatively light, verydurable, and while adapted for holding eggs it may be used as case fortransporting fruit or for analogous purposes.

What I claim is- An egg-case having its sides and bottom made of a stripof wood-pulp board scored transversely onthe'insidejto form cornerswhich are preferably smooth externally, the

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set said strip being attached totransverse parts my signature this 8th day of September, 1900.

which form the ends of the case and a partition in the same and the boxbeing further T provided with external reinforcing-strips that HART IGLRIOKSON' 5 extend continuously. around its upper edge, making smoothand perfect corners where they join substantially as set forth. I

In presence of J. B. HA PENNY, CHARLIE L. OHLSEN.-

